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This table can help you decide which records to search using the following steps:


== Record Finder Table for Yorkshire ==
Step 1. '''In column 1''', find your goal.
The following Record Finder table assists researchers in determining record types that may list the information they are looking for.  
=== Order of Records ===
The typically most reliable sources are listed at the top of the list. However, depending on the time period of the record and location, multiple records in the list may need to be searched to achieve the objective. Alternative records are listed as well in case traditional records do not provide the desired information.


== List of Topics ==
Step 2. '''In column 2''', find the types of records most likely to have the information you need.  
This Record Finder table links to the Yorkshire topic Wiki pages, containing databases and other information about accessing the records.


===Vital Events ===
Step 3. '''In column 3''', find additional records that may be useful.
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| style="align:left; width:25%;" | '''Searching for:'''  
| style="vertical-align:top; width:20%;"| '''1. What you are looking for:'''  
| style="align:left; width:35%;" | '''Best Records to Search:'''  
| style="vertical-align:top; width:40%;"| '''2. Try these records first:'''  
| style="align:left; width:35%;" | '''Alternative Records:'''
| style="vertical-align:top; width:40%;"| '''3. Other useful records'''
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|-
| align="left" | Birth date and place
| Age
| style="align:left; vertical-align:top;"|
| [[England Census|Census]], [[England Civil Registration|Civil Registration]], [[England Church Records|Church Records]]  
*[[Yorkshire Civil Registration|Civil Registration]]
| [[England Cemeteries|Cemeteries]], Obituaries, [[England Military Records|Military Records]]
*[[Yorkshire Church Records|Church Records]]
*[[Yorkshire Census|Census]]
| style="align:left; vertical-align:top;"|
*[[Yorkshire Cemeteries|Cemeteries]]
*Obituaries
*[[Yorkshire Military Records|Military Records (England)]]
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| align="left" | Marriage place and date  
| Birth date  
| style="align:left; vertical-align:top;"|
| [[England Civil Registration|Civil Registration]], [[England Church Records|Church Records]]  
*[[Yorkshire Civil Registration|Civil Registration]]
| Obituaries, [[England Newspapers|Newspapers]], [[England Military Records|Military Records]], [[England Occupations|Occupations]]
*[[Yorkshire Church Records|Church Records]]
| style="align:left; vertical-align:top;"|
{|
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| Birthplace
*Obituaries
| [[England Census|Census]], [[England Civil Registration|Civil Registration]], [[England Church Records|Church Records]]  
*[[England Compiled Genealogies|Genealogies (England)]]
| Obituaries, [[England Newspapers|Newspapers]], [[England Occupations|Occupations]], [[England Military Records|Military Records]]
*[[Yorkshire Newspapers|Newspapers]]
*[[Yorkshire Cemeteries|Cemeteries]]
| style="align:left; vertical-align:top;"|  
*[[England Biography|Biography (England)]]
*[[England Nobility|Nobility (England)]]
*[[Yorkshire Periodicals|Periodicals]]
|}
|-
| align="left" | Death date, place, and burial
| style="align:left; vertical-align:top;"|
*[[Yorkshire Civil Registration|Civil Registration]]
*[[Yorkshire Church Records|Church Records]]
*Obituaries
*[[Yorkshire Cemeteries|Cemeteries]]
*[[Yorkshire Newspapers|Newspapers]]
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*[[Yorkshire Probate Records|Probate Records]]
*[[Yorkshire Court Records|Court Records]]
*[[Yorkshire Land and Property|Land and Property Records]]
*[[Yorkshire Military Records|Military Records (England)]]
|-
|}
 
===Maiden Names and Family Members===
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| style="align:left; width:25%;" | '''Searching for:'''
| style="align:left; width:35%;" | '''Best Records to Search:'''
| style="align:left; width:35%;" | '''Alternative Records:'''
|-
| align="left" | Maiden name
| style="align:left; vertical-align:top;"|
*[[Yorkshire Civil Registration|Civil Registration]]
*[[Yorkshire Church Records|Church Records]]
 
| style="align:left; vertical-align:top;"|
*Obituaries
*[[Yorkshire Cemeteries|Cemeteries]]
*[[Yorkshire Newspapers|Newspapers]]
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| align="left" | Parents, children, spouses, and other family members
| style="align:left; vertical-align:top;"|
*[[Yorkshire Census|Census]]
*[[Yorkshire Church Records|Church Records]]
*[[Yorkshire Civil Registration|Civil Registration]]
 
| style="align:left; vertical-align:top;"|
*Obituaries
*[[Yorkshire Probate Records|Probate Records]]
*[[Yorkshire Newspapers|Newspapers]]
|-
| align="left" | Living relatives
| style="align:left; vertical-align:top;"|
*[[Yorkshire Directories|Directories]]
*[[Yorkshire Civil Registration|Civil Registration]]
| style="align:left; vertical-align:top;"|
*[[Yorkshire Newspapers|Newspapers]]
*[[Yorkshire Societies|Societies]]
*Social media, Facebook, etc.
 
|-
|}
 
=== Immigration and Country of Origin ===
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| style="align:left; width:25%;" | '''Searching for:'''
| style="align:left; width:35%;" | '''Best Records to Search:'''
| style="align:left; width:35%;" | '''Alternative Records:'''
|-
| align="left" | Immigration date
| style="align:left; vertical-align:top;"|
*See the FamilySearch Wiki emigration and immigration article for the country to which the ancestor immigrated.
| style="align:left; vertical-align:top;"|
*[[England Emigration and Immigration|Emigration and Immigration (England)]]
*[[Yorkshire Church Records|Church Records]]
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| align="left" | City or Country of foreign birth  
| Place of foreign birth (not England)
| style="align:left; vertical-align:top;"|  
| [[England Church Records|Church Records]], [[England Census|Census]]  
*[[Yorkshire Census|Census]]
| [[England Emigration and Immigration|Emigration and Immigration]], [[England Military Records|Military Records]]
*[[England Emigration and Immigration|Emigration and Immigration (England)]]
*[[England Naturalization and Citizenship|Naturalization and Citizenship (England)]]
| style="align:left; vertical-align:top;"|
 
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=== Residences and Locations ===
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|-
| style="align:left; width:25%;" | '''Searching for:'''
| Boundaries (parish, district, or county)
| style="align:left; width:35%;" | '''Best Records to Search:'''
| [[England Gazetteers|Gazetteers]]  
| style="align:left; width:35%;" | '''Alternative Records:'''
| [[England Maps|Maps]], [[England History|History]]
|-
| align="left" | Residence
| style="align:left; vertical-align:top;"|
*[[Yorkshire Census|Census]]
*[[Yorkshire Civil Registration|Civil Registration]]
*[[Yorkshire Church Records|Church Records]]  
| style="align:left; vertical-align:top;"|
*[[Yorkshire Directories|Directories]]
*[[Yorkshire Land and Property|Land and Property]]
*[[Yorkshire Probate Records|Probate Records]]
*[[England Taxation|Taxation (England)]]
 
|}
 
=== Personal Details and Affiliations ===
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|-
| style="align:left; width:25%;" | '''Searching for:'''
| Death information
| style="align:left; width:35%;" | '''Best Records to Search:'''
| [[England Civil Registration|Civil Registration]], [[England Church Records|Church Records]], Obituaries, [[England Newspapers|Newspapers]], [[England Cemeteries|Cemeteries]]
| style="align:left; width:35%;" | '''Alternative Records:'''
| [[England Probate Records|Probate Records]], [[England Court Records|Court Records]], [[England Land and Property|Land and Property]], [[England Military Records|Military Records]]
|-
|-
| align="left" | Noble families
| Emigration information
| style="align:left; vertical-align:top;"|
| See the FamilySearch Wiki article for the country to which the ancestor immigrated.
*[[Yorkshire Heraldry|Heraldry]]
| [[England Emigration and Immigration|Emigration and Immigration]], [[England Church Records|Church Records]]
*[[England Nobility|Nobility England)]]  
| style="align:left; vertical-align:top;"| 
|-
|-
| align="left" | Occupation
| Historical background
| style="align:left; vertical-align:top;"|
| [[England History|History]], [[England Genealogy|Genealogy]]  
*[[Yorkshire Census|Census]]
| [[England Church History|Church History]]
*[[Yorkshire Church Records|Church Records]]
*[[Yorkshire Civil Registration|Civil Registration]]
*[[Yorkshire Occupations|Occupations]]
| style="align:left; vertical-align:top;"|
*Obituaries
*[[Yorkshire Probate Records|Probate Records]]
*[[Yorkshire Court Records|Court Records]]
*[[England Taxation|Taxation (England)]]
*[[England Military Records|Military Records (England)]]
|-
|-
| align="left" | Religion
| Language helps
| style="align:left; vertical-align:top;"|
| [[England Language and Languages|Language and Languages]]  
*[[Yorkshire Church Records|Church Records]]
|
 
| style="align:left; vertical-align:top;"|
*Obituaries
*[[Yorkshire Cemeteries|Cemeteries]]
*[[England Compiled Genealogies|Genealogies (England)]]
*[[England Biography|Biography (England)]]
|-
|-
| align="left" | Social activities
| Living relatives
| style="align:left; vertical-align:top;"|  
| [[England Directories|Directories]], [[England Civil Registration|Civil Registration]]  
*[[England Social Life and Customs|Social Life and Customs (England)]]
| [[England Societies|Societies]], [[England Newspapers|Newspapers]], [[England Periodicals|Periodicals]]
| style="align:left; vertical-align:top;"|  
*[[Yorkshire Newspapers|Newspapers]]
|-
|-
| align="left" | Physical description
| Maiden name
| style="align:left; vertical-align:top;"|
| [[England Civil Registration|Civil Registration]], [[England Church Records|Church Records]]  
*[[Yorkshire Military Records|Military Records (England)]]
| Obituaries, [[England Newspapers|Newspapers]], [[England Cemeteries|Cemeteries]]
| style="align:left; vertical-align:top;"|
*[[Yorkshire Court Records|Court Records]]
|}
 
==Links to Instructions and Records by County==
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|The topic articles listed above give general background, record contents details, and research methods. '''More specific help is available in topic articles for each county and parish:'''
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| Marriage information
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| [[England Church Records|Church Records]], [[England Civil Registration|Civil Registration]], [[England Genealogy|Genealogy]], [[England Periodicals|Periodicals]]
 
| [[England Newspapers|Newspapers]], [[England Biography|Biography]], [[England Nobility|Nobility]], [[England Cemeteries|Cemeteries]]
|-
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!style="padding-right:100px; padding-left:10px"|County Topic Articles Links
| Naming customs
!style="padding-right:100px; padding-left:10px"|Parishes Links
| [[England Names, Personal|Names (Personal)]]
 
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|-
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|[[Bedfordshire, England Genealogy|Bedfordshire County]]
| Noble families
|[[Bedfordshire  Parishes]]
| [[England Heraldry|Heraldry]], [[England Nobility|Nobility]]  
| —
|-
|-
|[[Berkshire, England Genealogy|Berkshire County]]
| Occupation
|[[Berkshire  Parishes]]
| [[England Church Records|Church Records]], [[England Census|Census]], [[England Directories|Directories]], [[England Civil Registration|Civil Registration]], [[England Occupations|Occupations]], [[England Probate Records|Probate Records]]  
 
| [[England Court Records|Court Records]], Obituaries, Officials and Employees, [[England Military Records|Military Records]], [[England Taxation|Taxation]]
|-
|-
|[[Buckinghamshire, England Genealogy|Buckinghamshire County]]
| Parents, children, and other family members
|[[Buckinghamshire  Parishes]]
| [[England Census|Census]], Obituaries, [[England Probate Records|Probate Records]]  
 
| [[England Church Records|Church Records]], [[England Newspapers|Newspapers]], [[England Civil Registration|Civil Registration]]
|-
|-
|[[Cambridgeshire, England Genealogy|Cambridgeshire County]]
| Physical description
|[[Cambridgeshire  Parishes]]
| [[England Military Records|Military Records]], [[England Court Records|Court Records]]  
 
| [[England Church Records|Church Records]], [[England Newspapers|Newspapers]], [[England Civil Registration|Civil Registration]]
|-
|-
|[[Cheshire, England Genealogy|Cheshire County]]
| Place-finding aids
|[[Cheshire  Parishes]]
| [[England Gazetteers|Gazetteers]], [[England Directories|Directories]], [[England Maps|Maps]]  
 
| [[England History|History]], [[England Taxation|Taxation]], [[England Land and Property|Land and Property]], [[England Periodicals|Periodicals]]
|-
|-
|[[Cornwall, England Genealogy|Cornwall County]]
| Places of residence
|[[Cornwall  Parishes]]
| [[England Census|Census]], [[England Church Records|Church Records]], [[England Directories|Directories]]  
 
| [[England Land and Property|Land and Property]], [[England Probate Records|Probate Records]], [[England Taxation|Taxation]]
|-
|-
|[[Cumberland, England Genealogy|Cumberland County]]
| Place of residence when you know only the county
|[[Cumberland  Parishes]]
| [[England Directories|Directories]], [[England Census|Census]], [[England Probate Records|Probate Records]], [[England Civil Registration|Civil Registration]]  
 
| [[England Church Records|Church Records]], [[England Taxation|Taxation]]
|-
|-
|[[Derbyshire, England Genealogy|Derbyshire County]]
| Previous research (compiled genealogy)
|[[Derbyshire  Parishes]]
| [[England Biography|Biography]], [[England Genealogy|Genealogy]], [[England Societies|Societies]]  
 
| [[England Nobility|Nobility]], [[England Periodicals|Periodicals]]
|-
|-
|[[Devon, England Genealogy|Devon County]]
| Record-finding aids
|[[Devon  Parishes]]
| [[England Archives and Libraries|Archives and Libraries]], [[England Genealogy|Genealogy]]  
 
| [[England Societies|Societies]], [[England Periodicals|Periodicals]]
|-
|-
|[[Dorset, England Genealogy|Dorset County]]
| Religion
|[[Dorset  Parishes]]
| [[England Church Records|Church Records]], [[England Biography|Biography]], Obituaries, [[England Civil Registration|Civil Registration]]
 
| [[England Cemeteries|Cemeteries]], [[England Genealogy|Genealogy]], [[England History|History]], [[England Probate Records|Probate Records]]
|-
|-
|[[Durham, England Genealogy|Durham County]]
| Social activities
|[[Durham  Parishes]]
| Social Life and Customs, [[England History|History]]
 
| [[England Societies|Societies]]
|-
|}
|[[Essex, England Genealogy|Essex County]]
|[[Essex  Parishes]]
 
|-
|[[Gloucestershire, England Genealogy|Gloucestershire County]]
|[[Gloucestershire  Parishes]]
 
|-
|[[Hampshire, England Genealogy|Hampshire County]]
|[[Hampshire  Parishes]]
 
|-
|[[Herefordshire, England Genealogy|Herefordshire County]]
|[[Herefordshire  Parishes]]
 
|-
|[[Hertfordshire, England Genealogy|Hertfordshire County]]
|[[Hertfordshire  Parishes]]
 
|-
|[[Huntingdonshire, England Genealogy|Huntingdonshire County]]
|[[Huntingdonshire  Parishes]]
 
|-
|[[Kent, England Genealogy|Kent County]]
|[[Kent  Parishes]]
 
|-
|[[Lancashire, England Genealogy|Lancashire County]]
|[[Lancashire  Parishes]]


|-
|[[Leicestershire, England Genealogy|Leicestershire County]]
|[[Leicestershire  Parishes]]


|}
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!style="padding-right:100px; padding-left:10px"|County Topic Articles Links
!style="padding-right:100px; padding-left:10px"|Parishes Links
|-
|[[Lincolnshire, England Genealogy|Lincolnshire County]]
|[[Lincolnshire Parishes]]
|-
|[[London, England Genealogy|London County]]
|[[London Parishes]]
|-
|[[Middlesex, England Genealogy|Middlesex County]]
|[[Middlesex Parishes]]
|-
|[[Norfolk, England Genealogy|Norfolk County]]
|[[Norfolk Parishes]]
|-
|[[Northamptonshire, England Genealogy|Northamptonshire County]]
|[[Northamptonshire Parishes]]
|-
|[[Northumberland, England Genealogy|Northumberland County]]
|[[Northumberland Parishes]]
|-
|[[Nottinghamshire, England Genealogy|Nottinghamshire County]]
|[[Nottinghamshire Parishes]]
|-
|[[Oxfordshire, England Genealogy|Oxfordshire County]]
|[[Oxfordshire Parishes]]
|-
|[[Rutland, England Genealogy|Rutland County]]
|[[Rutland Parishes]]
|-
|[[Shropshire, England Genealogy|Shropshire County]]
|[[Shropshire Parishes]]
|-
|[[Somerset, England Genealogy|Somerset County]]
|[[Somerset Parishes]]
|-
|[[Staffordshire, England Genealogy|Staffordshire County]]
|[[Staffordshire Parishes]]
|-
|[[Suffolk, England Genealogy|Suffolk County]]
|[[Suffolk Parishes]]
|-
|[[Surrey, England Genealogy|Surrey County]]
|[[Surrey Parishes]]
|-
|[[Sussex, England Genealogy|Sussex County]]
|[[Sussex Parishes]]
|-
|[[Warwickshire, England Genealogy|Warwickshire County]]
|[[Warwickshire Parishes]]
|-
|[[Westmorland, England Genealogy|Westmorland County]]
|[[Westmorland Parishes]]
|-
|[[Wiltshire, England Genealogy|Wiltshire County]]
|[[Wiltshire Parishes]]
|-
|[[Worcestershire, England Genealogy|Worcestershire County]]
|[[Worcestershire Parishes]]
|-
|[[Yorkshire, England Genealogy|Yorkshire County]]
|[[Yorkshire Parishes]]
|}
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Revision as of 08:41, 16 July 2019

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This table can help you decide which records to search using the following steps:

Step 1. In column 1, find your goal.

Step 2. In column 2, find the types of records most likely to have the information you need.

Step 3. In column 3, find additional records that may be useful.

1. What you are looking for: 2. Try these records first: 3. Other useful records
Age Census, Civil Registration, Church Records Cemeteries, Obituaries, Military Records
Birth date Civil Registration, Church Records Obituaries, Newspapers, Military Records, Occupations
Birthplace Census, Civil Registration, Church Records Obituaries, Newspapers, Occupations, Military Records
Place of foreign birth (not England) Church Records, Census Emigration and Immigration, Military Records
Boundaries (parish, district, or county) Gazetteers Maps, History
Death information Civil Registration, Church Records, Obituaries, Newspapers, Cemeteries Probate Records, Court Records, Land and Property, Military Records
Emigration information See the FamilySearch Wiki article for the country to which the ancestor immigrated. Emigration and Immigration, Church Records
Historical background History, Genealogy Church History
Language helps Language and Languages
Living relatives Directories, Civil Registration Societies, Newspapers, Periodicals
Maiden name Civil Registration, Church Records Obituaries, Newspapers, Cemeteries
Marriage information Church Records, Civil Registration, Genealogy, Periodicals Newspapers, Biography, Nobility, Cemeteries
Naming customs Names (Personal)
Noble families Heraldry, Nobility
Occupation Church Records, Census, Directories, Civil Registration, Occupations, Probate Records Court Records, Obituaries, Officials and Employees, Military Records, Taxation
Parents, children, and other family members Census, Obituaries, Probate Records Church Records, Newspapers, Civil Registration
Physical description Military Records, Court Records Church Records, Newspapers, Civil Registration
Place-finding aids Gazetteers, Directories, Maps History, Taxation, Land and Property, Periodicals
Places of residence Census, Church Records, Directories Land and Property, Probate Records, Taxation
Place of residence when you know only the county Directories, Census, Probate Records, Civil Registration Church Records, Taxation
Previous research (compiled genealogy) Biography, Genealogy, Societies Nobility, Periodicals
Record-finding aids Archives and Libraries, Genealogy Societies, Periodicals
Religion Church Records, Biography, Obituaries, Civil Registration Cemeteries, Genealogy, History, Probate Records
Social activities Social Life and Customs, History Societies